My students need historical fiction novels (for Book Clubs) that challenge their thinking, in regards to civil rights and injustices. We need books like Chains and The Whipping Boy
FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Rudan's classroom raised $434
This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Students
Equality begins with exposing injustices throughout history and lighting a fire within students by having them analyze how lives were effected and how lives have improved since then. Once students begin analyzing injustices of the past, it opens their eyes to modern day issues.
These novels are for our "high" reading workshop kids whose reading levels range from 4th-7th grade.
Their thinking needs to be challenged and applied to modern day issues.
Most students come from a high-poverty home and are of Hispanic decent, therefore, already experiencing some inequality for themselves. But how did people of the past overcome these obstacles when they were the underdog? When they didn't have loads of money or political connections? How were they able to make a change in the world?
By reading these novels, students will discover the answers to these questions and be inspired to make positive changes in our school and community.
My Project
Video reenactments, deep discussions, dioramas, student written readers' theaters, student created equality commercials to play school wide, and more! What better way to dive into a unit on equality than to plunge in and experience it first hand (through plays and reenactments), followed by persuasive campaign videos to promote equality?
We read to learn and we learn to make changes in the world. It all begins now. Age is not a factor when it comes to impacting others' lives. Books like "Chains" and "The Whipping Boy" will help us to do that.
Students will get to hear about the struggles other kids have experienced in the past due to discrimination.
They will discover that even in the worst of scenarios, children can overcome the struggles and become advocates and leaders for change. They aren't the bright minds and leaders of tomorrow---they already have the capacity to make change thrumming inside and simply need to embrace it and embark upon their journey to change the world.
More than half of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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